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Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance

A/H1N1/California/04/2009

Import of live pigs, pork and its non-heat treated products (temperature of treatment shall be at least 800C, time of treatment shall be at least 30 minutes) from the Province of Quebec is banned until further notice because the situation on H1N1 influenza has been complicated

The Rosselkhoznadzor considers it possible to lift restrictions earlier imposed on import of live pigs, pork and its non-heat-treated products from the whole territory of Spain to the Russian Federation

The USA states of Arizona and California were shifted from Risk Group 1 to Risk Group 2 on 2 June 2009 because the epidemic/epizootic situation on new influenza virus H1N1 in the states had stabilized.

The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance informs that due to the detection of human infection with the new H1N1 influenza virus in Japan, import of live pigs, porcine meat and its processed products without heat treatment

Temporary restrictions earlier imposed by Rosselkhoznadzor Instruction No.FS-NB -2/2283 dd. 18.03.09 on import of animal products to the Russian Federation from US Plants No. P-890; P-7264 will be lifted on 30 May 2009, as the Rosselkhoznadzor informs.

In the context of change of situation on influenza A/H1N1/California/04/2009 in Canada, the Rosselkhoznadzor considered it necessary to classify the Province of Ontario as a zone of the first risk level. In this connection, importation into Russia of not heat-treated meat, raw meat, processed meat products (treatment temperature is not below 80°C, the treatment period is at least 30 minutes) derived from any animal species, prepared and packed after May 15, is banned.

Whereas the Veterinary Service of Spain arranged immediate informing of the Rosselkhoznadzor on the situation with A/H1N1/California/04/2009 influenza virus spread, the Rosselkhoznadzor considers it possible to permit the importation into Russia of live pigs

Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance reports the following: due to the fact that the epizootic/epidemic situation has not become worse in some states of the USA, the ban on the import of products